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Monday, August 31, 2009

Carrot Cake

Well, I had it in my mind to write about lunch this week, but I made this carrot cake, and it was wonderful. It was actually so good I made it twice. And my dearly beloved is seriously honked off that it's all gone.

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the oil and eggs, and beat until combined. Add the carrot and walnuts, and beat another minute. Turn the batter into a 13x9x2 glass pan, as I did (go ahead and defy the convention that says carrot cake must be layered!) or into 2 layer pans. Bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes for the sheet cake, or probably about 30 to 35 minutes for layers. Sorry, I don't do layers, so I'm not so sharp with my time to bake layers.Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup butter1/4 cup cream cheese1 tsp vanilla extract3-1/2 to 4-1/2 cups confectioner's sugarcreamBeat together the butter and cream cheese with the vanilla extract. Add the sugar cup by cup until the frosting is very stiff. Add some cream to give your frosting a nice smooth texture.Remember, even with only 6 people home, 2 cakes only lasted 3 days. That's quite a recommendation, isn't it?

12 comments:

I love carrot cake. It's one of those amazing cakes that functions as dessert, snack, or (ahem) meal! I actually prefer sheet pan style cakes vs. layer. I really believe you get more servings out of a sheet cake, plus it's way, way, way easier to cut and serve (and nibble on right out of the pan).

PS: Cole started school today. His enthusiasm is a bit lacking, but he's not complaining! The girls start next week. When do the boys start?

That used to be my go-to recipe, or at least... something VERY similar to it. However, the Knight demands a layered carrot cake, so I managed to snag a friend's recipe, which he insists is the very best.

ya’ll are my type of family—my loved ones and i have also been known to rip through a carrot cake or two. there’s nothing wrong with that at all, until it comes down to the last piece and war breaks out. :)

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